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Percutaneous insertion of Hickman-type catheters. 1991

R G Stacey, and J Filshie, and D Skewes
St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton.

Hickman lines may be used for long-term venous access in patients having chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, parenteral nutrition, or in others needing prolonged venous access. This article describes the technique of percutaneous insertion, some of the problems that may be encountered at insertion, and ways of minimizing these problems.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002405 Catheterization, Central Venous Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein. Central Venous Catheterization,Venous Catheterization, Central,Catheterization, Central,Central Catheterization,Catheterizations, Central,Catheterizations, Central Venous,Central Catheterizations,Central Venous Catheterizations,Venous Catheterizations, Central
D002408 Catheters, Indwelling Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time. Implantable Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheters,Catheter, In-Dwelling,Catheter, Indwelling,Catheters, In-Dwelling,In Dwelling Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheters
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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